How do you feel about your pitching depth? Pitching should be the strength of our team as we return a good number of experienced arms. All of our pitchers have a feel for pitching and bring something different to the mound. If they can throw strikes as efficiently as they did last year, we should be set up for success.

What are some of the strengths of your lineup? This will be be our biggest question mark this season. Last year the top of our lineup was occupied primarily by seniors, so it will have a new look come opening day. It is going to be important for us to find ways to get on base and set the table for the heart of our order.

How does the team shape up defensively? Defensively we have several players who can handle multiple positions. This will be increasingly important since most of our pitchers are position players as well. I am happy to have the flexibility to pencil in different players into any position on the field without sacrificing defense. Although we are young up the middle, we have the potential to be a solid defensive team.

What do you view as the biggest challenges for your team in 2018? With a large number of seniors graduating from the program over the past two years, it will be interesting to see how we will play together and come together as a team.

What are the characteristics you would like to define your team? We want to focus on the things that are in our control.

On deck: Blind Brook

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